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PGL announces the invited teams for The Kuala Lumpur Major Qualifiers

September 10, 2018
Migg Dela Cruz

Ahead of the Kuala Lumpur Major Qualifiers on Monday, PGL announced the invited teams for each of the regions on Sunday.

Each regional qualifier has four invited teams, with four more slots for Open Qualifier winners. There will be a total of 15 teams qualifying through the regional qualifiers: three teams each from Europe, China, and North America and two teams each from CIS, Southeast Asia, and South America. The champion of the preceding Minor will also be given a direct slot to the Major.

The invited teams for each region are as follows:

Europe

Team Liquid

Team Secret

Alliance

Shangri-La

North America

Evil Geniuses

Quincy Crew

Complexity

Team Team

China

PSG.LGD

Vici Gaming

Newbee

Team Serenity

CIS

Virtus.Pro

Winstrike

Odium

Espada

South America

Pain Gaming

S.K.O.L.

Infamous

Braxstone

Southeast Asia

Mineski

TNC Predator

Execration

Fnatic

Notably missing are TI8 champions OG. PGL announced that they invited OG for the Closed Qualifiers, but OG declined, and will not be participating in the Kuala Lumpur Major. OG have yet to release their statement.

The Open Qualifiers start today, September 10, 5:00PM Philippine Time. You can watch the games live here.

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